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Monday, November 12, 2012

diy yarn wreath

i haven't blogged in a whole week and i feel like it's been forever! the sickness invaded our house and left us with bronchitis and head colds and you name it. thank god for doctors and mommies and naptime! anyway, i can't take credit for this project. a couple weeks ago when i was dressing up my monogram that went in our bedroom, my friend christina was here and she had seen a yarn wreath that she really liked. she picked out the colors for her house and to suit her taste, but of course you could always change that up. :) i think i may do one for my back door with a natural twine or something like that.

so first get your wreath form. you can use a styrofoam form, a straw form, or a pool noodle. noodles are hard to find this time of year, but always the cheap option!

tie your yarn around and just start wrapping. if you use multiple colors, decide how wide you want the sections and when you reach that point, tie the yarn tight to secure it and cut. we tried hot glue and it works, but it's messier and harder to hide.

how cute is that?! we made some rosettes for it and glued those on. to make rosettes, cut your felt in squares about the size of the palm of your hand. start on one corner and cut the square into a spiral. then when you roll it, it will turn into a cute little rosette!

here are a few pictures of my friend christina and me. she is such an amazing person and i'm so blessed to have her in my life!

hope you all have had a fabulous veteran's day! thank you to all the current and former service men and women who give us our freedom, and god bless america!

I love the wreath. What a great tutorial. I have tagged you in a game of blog tag. Go here: http://pam-thebestlaidplans.blogspot.com/2012/11/ive-been-tagged-youre-it.html to find out how to play and to meet new bloggers. Let me know if you choose not to participate. Thanks and hope to be reading your answers soon. :)

I love the wreath and the colors you chose! I came over from ginger snap crafts to invite you to join my month long Thanksgiving link party. It will be open for one more week, with fabulous features on Thanksgiving day! I would lovr for you to join us!http://www.nap-timecreations.com/2012/11/some-fall-baking-tasteful-tuesday-party.html

I was just thinking today that I would like to make a new wreath for my front door, and I don't really like fake greenery & flowers, so I was going to look for something more like this! Thanks for sharing! I found you at Farm Girl Friday. :)

This looks fantastic! Saw you link up on a bunch of link parties. Would love it if you linked up on my blog hop and added it to your list! www.w-t-fab.com/search/label/bloghop. Also let me know if you'd like to follow each other!

I keep saying I need to try making one of these! I love the colors you used. I'm your newest GFC follower, too! Thanks for sharing at All my Bloggy Friends. I'm looking forward to seeing what you share this week! :)

Oh those wreaths... easy and fun. Make one, make a million, it's so addictive!!!! Thank you for sharing your creative pursuit!

We'll have a linky party tomorrow but the blog will be 'closed for business' on Thursday. That is: all the free Thanksgiving coloring pages etc. will be downloadable but I won't be turning on that computer..,So, we hope to see you tomorrow then! And if not, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Hey Katie, Another great project! I love felt flowers. :)Thanks so much for linking up and linking back last week at the Humble Brag! Even though its Black Friday, hope to see you back tomorrow to link up more great projects. Don't forget, we will be giving away more free ad space! :) http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/the-humble-brag-link-party-8/